ABSTRACT
The ABIDE model of compassion presents another way to explore compassion, especially as it relates to clinical contexts. The model focuses on the cultivation of the ability to focus attention, balance affect, and gain insight and discernment in order to engage fully and deeply with ourselves and those in our care. The GRACE model of compassionate response is an outgrowth of the ABIDE model, providing an easily remembered acronym for engaging with the components of compassion in order to enact a response to suffering that is ethical, balanced, and sustainable.
